- English billiards
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A hybrid form of carom and pocket billiards played on a billiard table, for two players or teams.
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English billiards — English billiards, called simply billiards in many former British colonies and in Great Britain where it originated, also known variously as the English game, the all in game and as the common game,cite book | last = Shamos | first = Michael Ian… … Wikipedia
English Billiards — Eine Partie English Billiards zwischen John Roberts Jr. und Edward Diggle Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts. English Billiards wird heute als die erste populäre Variante des Lochbillards angesehen und entstand im 18. Jahrhundert in England. Gespielt … Deutsch Wikipedia
English billiards — game that is a type of billiards (q.v.). * * * … Universalium
english billiards — noun plural but usually singular in construction Usage: usually capitalized E : billiards which is played on a table with six pockets and in which points are scored by cannons and pocketed balls … Useful english dictionary
History of English billiards — English billiards is a two player game that is popular across the British Empire, where it is known simply as billiards. [ cite book last = Everton first = Clive authorlink = Clive Everton title = History of Snooker and Billiards publisher =… … Wikipedia
billiards — billiardist, n. /bil yeuhrdz/, n. (used with a sing. v.) any of several games played with hard balls of ivory or of a similar material that are driven with a cue on a cloth covered table enclosed by a raised rim of rubber, esp. a game played with … Universalium
English Billards — Eine Partie English Billiards zwischen John Roberts Jr. und Edward Diggle Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts. English Billiards wird heute als die erste populäre Variante des Lochbillards angesehen und entstand im 18.Jahrhundert in England. Gespielt wird… … Deutsch Wikipedia
English plural — English grammar series English grammar Contraction Disputes in English grammar English compound English honorifics English personal pronouns English plural English relative clauses English verbs English irregular verbs En … Wikipedia
English — [iŋ′glish; ] also [ iŋ′lish] adj. [ME < OE Englisc, lit., of the Angles: see ANGLE & ISH] 1. of England or its people or culture 2. of the language of England and the U.S. n. 1. the West Germanic language spoken by the people of England and… … English World dictionary
English — may refer to: * England, a constituent country of the United Kingdom; * the English language; * the English people; ;Toponyms *English, Indiana, a town in Indiana *English River, names of several rivers in North America;Surnames * Alex English,… … Wikipedia
